Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre was 0.3277 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3277 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
101st
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.48 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1988
All-time low
0.2437 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Jamaica stood at 0.3277 tonnes per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.2437 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2015.
Jamaica ranks 101st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6069 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5659 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6734 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9504 tonnes per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6934 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4712 tonnes per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9807 tonnes per square kilometre | +108.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9234 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.9234 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8486 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8908 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7387 tonnes per square kilometre | -39.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8587 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 0.554 tonnes per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6741 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4155 tonnes per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 1978 | 0.595 tonnes per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 1979 | 0.59 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8186 tonnes per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9431 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3145 tonnes per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6146 tonnes per square kilometre | +95.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8126 tonnes per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5448 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6094 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +81.8% |
| 1988 | 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6833 tonnes per square kilometre | -53.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8495 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3878 tonnes per square kilometre | -54.3% |
| 1993 | 0.554 tonnes per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7572 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7479 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7479 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8329 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8223 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8504 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9141 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7793 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 0.758 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9005 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9076 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5925 tonnes per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4473 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4128 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4066 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.416 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4456 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4367 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5874 tonnes per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4434 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2014 | 0.447 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2437 tonnes per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2893 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 0.347 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5717 tonnes per square kilometre | +64.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4413 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3591 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3591 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.345 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3277 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.3277 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4782 tonnes per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.3277 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3297 tonnes per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7543 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4712 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9807 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7384 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4155 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.872 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3145 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7233 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3878 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8504 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6535 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4066 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9141 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4253 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2437 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5874 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3477 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3277 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3591 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 98 Ecuador 0.3351 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 99 Chile 0.3297 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 100 Barbados 0.3279 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 102 Syria 0.3226 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 103 Zambia 0.3122 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 104 Norway 0.2914 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4057 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.3277 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2437 tonnes per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 101st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.